Center expanding pocket



Feb, 4, W36. H. WEHNER CENTER EXPANDING POCKET Filed March 18, 1955 Patented Feb. 4, 1936 UNITED STATES argest PATENT OFFICE CENTER EXPANDING POCKET Heinz Wehner, West Bend, Wis., assignor to Application March 18, 1935, Serial No. 11,606

2 Claims.

This invention appertains to pocket-books, and more particularly to ladies hand-bags.

One of the primary objects of the present invention is the provision of a novel expanding pocket in the body of the bag, whereby not only is the capacity of the pocket increased, but entrance into the same is facilitated without danger of the wearers gloves catching on the closure fastener of the pocket.

Another salient object of my invention is the provision of novel means for connecting the pocket with the bellow folds of the side walls of the body of the bag, whereby the opening of the pocket will not be hindered by said folds.

A further object of my invention is to provide a pocket in the body of the bag having a gusset forming one end thereof arranged inwardly of the bellow folds of the adjacent side wall of the body, so that the gusset will be entirely free of said side wall of the body in order that the expanding of the gusset will be unhindered upon the opening of the pocket.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of an interior expanding pocket in the body of the bag, having an inner wall connected at its opposite ends between the folds of the side walls of the body of the bag, and an outer wall connected at one end between the folds of one side wall, and a gusset at the opposite end connected to the folds of the other .end wall of the body, whereby entrance into the pocket will be facilitated, a hookless fastener being provided for closing the pocket terminating at the gusset and short of the adjacent side wall of the body.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement, and formation of parts, as will be hereinafter more specifically described, claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which drawing:-

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the body of the bag, showing the same in its open condition, with the main flap broken away and in section.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section through the body of the bag taken substantially on the line 2-2 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 3 is a transverse section through the bag, taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Referring to the drawing in detail, wherein similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the letter B generally indicates the body of the handbag having the novel pocket P arranged centrally therein. The body of the bag B can be constructed in any preferred manner, and includes a back wall 5 and the front wall 6. The front wall Ii can form a continuation of the material from which the back wall is formed, and the main flap for the'pocket-book is adapted to fold over the front wall 6 to close the body. Stitched, as at I, to the front and back Walls are the side walls 8 and 9, which are creased to form folds to facilitate the opening of the body. Thus 10 the side walls 3 and 9 are of a substantially bellows construction, and each side wall is provided with a central fold III, for a purpose which will be later set forth.

The pocket P, as stated, is arranged centrally 15 within the body of the bag, and includes a straight inner side wall I I, and an outer side wall I2. These walls are preferably integrally connected at their lower portions, and thus the pocket can be formed by folding a piece of material on a longitudinal 20 line, with the portions on opposite sides of the fold arranged in parallel relation. The walls II and I2 at one end are stitched together, and between the central fold Ill of the end wall S3 of the body of the bag, as at I3. The opposite end of 25 the inner wall I I of the pocket is stitched between the central fold of the wall 8. This leaves one end of the outer wall I! of the pocket free, and the same is folded to form an inwardly directed gusset, or expanding portion, I4, the end of which is sewed between the central fold of the end wall 8 of the body of the bag. This provides means whereby the pocket can be readily expanded at one end, so that entrance into the same can be readily had. It is to be noted that the gusset or expanding end wall l4 of the pocket is in advance of the folds of the end wall 8 of the body of the bag, and this permits unhampered opening of the pocket.

A hookless fastener I5 is provided for closing the pocket, and it is to be noted that this fastener extends from the extreme end of the pocket at one side, and terminates short of the inner wall II of the pocket at the other side. However, the fastener extends over the expanding end wall It 45 of the pocket so that closing of the pocket is insured. Thus, the hookless fastener also terminates short of the bellows folds of the end wall 8, which forms a neat structure so that the end 50 walls of the body can fold flat.

From the foregoing description it can be seen that a novel expanding pocket has been provided, in which entrance to the same can be readily had.

Changes in details may be made without de- 55 parting from the spirit or scope of this invention, but what I claim as new is:-

1. A ladys hang-bag comprising a body including expanding end walls having a plurality of folds, an interior pocket for the body extending longitudinally of the same including a pair of side walls, means securing the side walls at one end between certain folds of one end wall of the body, means securing the inner wall of the pocket at one end between certain folds of the other end wall of the body, and a gusset connecting the adjacent end of the outer wall of the pocket to the last-mentioned end of the inner wall of the pocket.

ing end wall for the pocket connecting the end of 10 the relatively short wall to the end of the relatively long wall.

HEINZ WEHNER. 

